LONDON — Net-a-porter has unveiled the 4 winners of its inaugural Vanguard Education Fund award in partnership with the British Fashion Council for final yr university students.

This system entails helping the womenswear designers financially and providing them each with two industry figures that can help mentor them for 12 months. The mentors include Eva Chen, director of fashion partnerships at Instagram; fashion designers Christopher John Rogers, Conner Ives and Catherine Holstein; Julia Sarr-Jamois, fashion director at British Vogue; musician and actor Jessica Jung; Alice Casely-Hayford, content director at Net-a-porter, and Libby Page, market director at Net-a-porter.

Designers Miss Sohee and Grace Ling, who’re each carried on Net-a-porter, will probably be joining the broader Vanguard program and are featured in its standalone campaign.

The winners of the award are Ben Davis from Kingston School of Art; Maissane Zinai and Renato Bras, each from Central Saint Martins, and Finlay Roberts from Falmouth University.

The young designers will probably be receiving 3D garment-design training as a part of this system so as to reduce waste when creating samples. Net-a-porter will cover the prices of the 3D software CLO.

In July, Yoox Net-a-porter collaborated with About You and Zalando on a bespoke learning platform that teaches their brand partners find out how to be more sustainably aligned with science.

“Our goal is to repeatedly expand our mentorship programs, and with the ability to offer learnings from our long-standing Vanguard program to school students marks an exciting next step in our work to make sure emerging designers have the tools they need for a successful profession.

“The supporting campaign celebrates the most effective fashion from probably the most talented up-and-coming designers within the industry, showcasing the individuality and high caliber of brands launched as a part of The Vanguard,” Page said.